Systems and Methods for Forming Micropillar Array

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising inputting results from the evaporative simulation into a particle swarm optimization module and outputting, by the particle swarm optimization module, an optimized shape output.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein selecting the final micropillar shape comprises selecting the optimized shape output by the particle swarm optimization module as the final micropillar shape if the convergence value is equal to or less than the threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining an evaporative heat transfer coefficient for the evaporative simulation, and wherein the final micropillar shape is selected to provide a maximum heat transfer coefficient.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the arrangement comprises selecting an arrangement that provides a maximum heat transfer coefficient from simulated arrangements.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising selecting a second condition of the micropillar array to vary for the simulation and performing a second iteration of the simulation based on variances in the second condition.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a complete micropillar and droplet geometry and inputting the complete micropillar and droplet geometry into the evaporative simulation.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to determine an evaporative heat transfer coefficient for the evaporative simulation, and select the final micropillar shape to provide a maximum heat transfer coefficient.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to generate a complete micropillar and droplet geometry and input the complete micropillar and droplet geometry into the evaporative simulation.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising inputting results from the evaporative simulation into a particle swarm optimization module and outputting, by the particle swarm optimization module, an optimized shape output.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein selecting the final shape comprises selecting the optimized shape output by the particle swarm optimization module as the final micropillar shape if the convergence value is equal to or less than the threshold.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the arrangement of micropillars comprises selecting an arrangement that provides a maximum heat transfer coefficient from simulated arrangements.